Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-08
FARM AND GARDEN.
SOIL DRYING AFTER FLOWING.

after the pillow, especially In hot, dry
/ inc weather. The soil on the newly
turned furrow is exposed to the air and
the warmth of the sun, and dries out
quickly. Early in the Spring this is
beneficial, but later it becomes and con-
continues to be a disadvantage through
| the warmest weather.
| BEANS NEED DRY LAND.
The bean crop can be planted later
than any other crop, and, in fact. needs
to be planted late enough SO as to have
the soil thoroughly warmed. But it is
not safe to devote to this crop low
lands left over, because too that they
could not be got in order for planting
or seeding with other crops. Beans
are very impatient of moisture, as this
with dirt rust the vines and spoils the
crop.
YARDING COWS AT NIGHT
One drawback of the pasture system
is that it neccssitates putting the cows
up at night, which in hot weather is
mich the best time for them to feed.
When they are soiled enough is given
at night to last until morning, and it
should be as well when they are brought
up from pasture. If there is small
lot in grass near the barnyard turn the
cows into it during the night and keep
them in the yard with cut feed during
the daytime, especially in hot weather,
when flies become troublesome.
GROWING LARGE PIE PLANT.
The common rhubarb, or pie plant,
as it is usually called, is the rankest of
all feeders in the garden. After the
roots have become well established
the ground around it may be made al
most a manure heap with decided
benefit. The early growth is much
fastened by placing over each crown a
barrel. with both heads out, to pro-
tect from cold winds. This will draw
up the leaves, making them not only
more vigorous, but blanching them
slightly, and giving the same variety
little less acidity.
LATE PRUNING OF GRAPE VINES.
The proper time to prune grape
vines is in the Fall, after the leaves
have dropped, or in early Winter. But
if neglected then it is not too late to do
the work. even though the vines bleed
profusely 1t is seldom if ever that
any perceptible injury to the vines re.
suit from this bleeding. After the buds
start into leaf the sap does not run, as
the superior attraction of the leaves re-
tains it, Much slashing of the vines at
this time, however, is really more
injurious than pruning Il little earlier,
even though it involve some loss of
sap.
EARLY-SOwN BETS.
The beet makes its growth in circles
around the centre, and the longer time
that these have The larger the product
becomes. A very few days difference
in earliness of planting will make an
astonishing increase in size of the root,
although the fertility of the soil
has very much to do with this. If
stunted by too early planting or by
stertility of sol, the beet sometimes
tries to run up seed stalk, and of
course becomes worthless for any USE
All biennial plants, if checked in
growth from any cause, will try to form
seeds the first year after planting.
COWS AT PASTURE.
Any one looking at pasture where
cows or other stock have fed can easily
| see why this is the best feed, without
| being fully satisfied that this is the best
| method of feeding. Cows are very par
/ ticular in selecting only the daintiest,
choicest heritage, and of course this in
wolves the rejection not only of all
weeds, but of much grass that has
| grown little coarse and become less
| palatable. If the grass is cut and fed
to them they cannot thus discriminate
/ But this wasteful method of feeding at
| pasture only produces the best results
| for few weeks in any year.
STREET CAR HORSES,
Farmers who want good serviceable
! hDiSNo S"i oAbOh lHtn IIOlu
street-car companies in cities. The fast
travel on hard pavements soon Injuries
horses feet. The best only can be used
five or six years, while thousands are
turned off after a few months service
as not able to stand it. But these cast.
off horses are not used up by any means.
Their feet and shoulders will possibly
need some care, but after two or three
weeks they may be put to work on the
farm and do good service at any farm
work for many years. Such horses are
generally much better than they look
to be, state of things that does not
often happen in Il horse trade.
GROWING WHEAT AFTER CORN.
BY planting early of an early-ripen.
ing corn, the crop may be got off in
time to SOW with wheat, thus getting
land seeded again in the shortest time
after the sod has been broken up, and
providing covering for it in the Win.
ter wheat the following Winter. The
corn field so managed should be neal
some grass land. to which the rlpenec
corn may be drawn as soon rs cut anc
left until dry enough to husk. This
though involving more labor, is a bet
ter plan than the old time practice Of